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Matched Description: … Alpha-ketoglutaric acid is an important biological compound and is a key intermediate in the Krebs ... cycle. Alpha-ketoglutaric acid occurs naturally within cells. One of its functions is to combine ... with ammonia to form glutamic acid and then glutamine. Another function is to combine with nitrogen …

Matched Description: … Phosphoribosyl-AMP is a nucleic acid component, a purine-related compound. It is an intermediate in ... histidine biosynthesis. It is converted from Phosphoribosyl-ATP via the enzyme phosphoribosyl-ATP ... diphosphatase (EC 3.6.1.31). It is then converted to phosphoribosylformiminoAICAR-phosphate via the enzyme phosphoribosyl-AMP cyclohydrolase (EC 3.5.4.19). …

Matched Description: … Cytidine monophosphate, also known as 3'-cytidylic acid and abbreviated CMP, is an ester of ... , and the nucleobase cytosine. It is an unusual, but naturally occurring form of CMP, as the normal ... form is 5'-CMP. It is a substrate for 2',3'-cyclic-nucleotide 2'-phosphodiesterase. …

Matched Description: … 3'-UMP or 3' uridylic acid is a member of the chemical class known as Pyrimidine Nucleosides and ... Analogues. These are compounds comprising a pyrimidine base attached to a sugar. It is an unusual, but ... naturally occurring form of UMP, as the normal form is 5'-UMP. It is a substrate for 2',3'-cyclic-nucleotide 2'-phosphodiesterase. …

Matched Description: … Di-trans,poly-cis-undecaprenyl phosphate is an undecaprenyl phosphate having two (E)- and eight (Z ... )-double bonds. It is invovled in Peptidoglycan biosynthesis. (KEGG). Escherichia coli and other ... latter compound is a precursor of di-trans,poly-cis-undecaprenyl phosphate, which leads to the …

Matched Description: … 2-5-phosphoribosyl-3-dephospho-CoA is a member of the chemical class known as Purine 3 ... moiety lacking an hydroxyl group at position 3. This compound is an important cofactor for citrate ... lyase. Citrate lyase is an enzyme which converts citrate to oxaloacetate. In bacteria, this reaction is involved in citrate fermentation. …

Matched Description: … Epoxyqueuosine is an intermediate in queosine biosynthesis. Queuosine is an important 7 ... -deazapurine-modified nucleoside that is present in certain tRNAs in bacteria and most eukaryotes ... . Eposyqueosiine is a subsstrate for Epoxyqueuosine reductase catalyzes the final step in the de novo synthesis …

Matched Description: … (1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate is a member of the chemical class known as Indoles ... form 2,3-benzopyrrole. (1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate is involved in tryptophan ... biosynthesis. The latter is the competent substrate of (1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate synthase …

Matched Description: … D-ribofuranose 5-phosphate is an intermediate in several pathways in E. coli., adenosine ... nucleotides degradation III pathway, it is a product for enzyme AMP nucleosidase which catalyzes the ... reaction AMP + H2O -> D-ribofuranose 5-phosphate + adenine. It is also a product for enzyme NMN …

Matched Description: … Adenine is a purine base. Adenine is found in both DNA and RNA. Adenine is a fundamental component ... phosphate groups are added to adenosine. Adenosine triphosphate is used in cellular metabolism as …

Matched Description: … Citric acid is key intermediate in metabolism. It is a key component of the citric acid or TCA ... (Krebs) cycle. Citric acid is first consumed and then regenerated by this sequence of reactions to ... reaction sequence is performed in the cytosol with the proton gradient for ATP production being …

Matched Description: … Porphobilinogen is a pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism. -- Wikipedia; It consists of a ... pyrrole ring with acetyl, propionyl, and aminomethyl side chains; It is a key monopyrrolic intermediate ... in porphyrin, chlorophyll and vitamin B12 biosynthesis. Porphobilinogen is generated by the enzyme …

Matched Description: … Ribose is a pentose that is actively used in many biological systems usually in its D-form. Ribose ... constitutes the backbone of RNA, a biopolymer that is the basis of genetic transcription. It is …

Matched Description: … Oxalic acid is a chemical compound with the formula H2C2O4. This dicarboxylic acid is better ... described with the formula HOOCCOOH. It is a relatively strong organic acid, being about 3,000 times as ... strong as acetic acid. The di-anion, known as oxalate, is also a reducing agent as well as a ligand in …

Matched Description: … Glycolic acid (or hydroxyacetic acid) is the smallest alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA). In its pure form ... , glycolic acid is a colorless crystalline solid. Due to its excellent capability to penetrate skin ... is also used for tattoo removal. In E coli it is involved in glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism. …

Matched Description: … Pantetheine is the mercaptoethyl conjugated amide analogue of pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5). The ... dimer of this compound, pantethine is more commonly known, and is considered to be a more potent form ... of vitamin B5 than pantothenic acid. Pantetheine is an intermediate in the production of coenzyme A …

Matched Description: … Derivatives. These are organic compounds containing exactly two carboxylic acid groups. ADC is involved ... immediate precursor, 4-amino-4-deoxychorismate (ADC), is involved in primary metabolism and antibiotic ... biosynthesis. (PMID 19389784) In Escherichia coli, the production of PABA is catalyzed by the PabC …

Matched Description: … 7,8-diaminononanoate (or DAPA) is an intermediate in biotin biosynthesis. It is a substrate for ... (KAPA) to form 7,8-diaminopelargonic acid (DAPA). The reaction is S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 8-amino-7 ... -oxononanoate = S-adenosyl-4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoate + 7,8-diaminononanoate. DAPA is a simple …

Matched Description: … D-galactonate is a member of the chemical class known as Sugar Acids and Derivatives. These are ... compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group. The gluconic acid is ... pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) as a cofactor. (PMID 14756528) Glucuronate is converted to l-gulonate by …

Matched Description: … Dihydromonapterin-triphosphate is a member of the chemical class known as Biopterins and ... triphosphate (DHNTP) is an intermediate in tetrahydrobiopterin and tetrahydromonopterin biosynthesis ... . Tetrahydromonapterin is the major tetrahydropterin in E. coli, although the biological role of tetrahydromonapterin in E. coli is currently unknown. …

Matched Description: … Urobilinogen is a colourless product of bilirubin reduction. It is formed in the intestines by ... bacterial action. Urobilinogen is an intermediate of porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism. It is …

Matched Description: … Cinnamic acid has the formula C6H5CHCHCOOH and is an odorless white crystalline acid, which is ... degree centigrade. It is an intermediate in the degradation of aromatic compounds in E. coli and is a substrate for several dioxygenases. …

Matched Description: … Guanosine monophosphate, also known as 5'-guanidylic acid or guanylic acid and abbreviated GMP, is ... a nucleotide that is used as a monomer in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside ... guanosine. GMP consists of the phosphate group, the pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase guanine; hence it is a ribonucleoside monophosphate. …

Matched Description: … N-(5-Phosphoribosyl)-anthranilate is a member of the chemical class known as Pentoses. These are ... )-anthranilate is invovled in tryptophan biosynthesis. N-(5'-Phosphoribosyl)anthranilate isomerase-indole ... -3-glycerol-phosphate synthase from Escherichia coli is a monomeric bifunctional enzyme of Mr 49,500 …

Matched Description: … UDP-α-D-galactose (UDPgal) is a nucleoside diphosphate sugar which can be epimerized into ... UDPglucose for entry into the mainstream of carbohydrate metabolism. UDPgal is a pivotal compound in the ... metabolism of galactose. UDPgal is a product of the galactose-L-phosphate uridyl transferase (EC …